Verbum

Verbum covers the computer end of the art beat (or is that the art end of the
computer beat?)

Computers provide artists with just another tool to work with, another medium to
work in. The "rules" of art still apply. These rules endure far better than the
constantly evolving set of tools available to the artist. Electronic graphics is
at best a moving target and Verbum hits a bullseye on a consistent basis.

The look of the magazine is innovative, bright and very contempo. The attitude is
cheerful and irreverent. You get the feeling the editorial staff relaxes by
pinning sacred cows onto their dart boards.

Verbum practices what they preach. They have generated an entire series of
"how-to" books, to disseminate the information gathered from the frontier of
electronic graphics. They also published the first magazine that talks back,
Verbum Interactive. This was created using MacroMind Director software and is
delivered on CD-Rom.

"I made dinner. I enjoyed the feel of the 19th century-based carbon steel knife
in my hand. It cut cleanly and reliably through layers of peppers, onions and
mushrooms. The stove booted instantly, bursting flame onto the bottom of the
frying pan. I ate the food slowly. I sat outside and watched the sky change color
in the west, above the strip of blue ocean. It was a perfectly graduated fill,
from turquoise to pink, at high resolution with no banding."